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~ TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members FROM: Kim Stephan StJBJECT: Parks and Recreation Committee Recommendations DATE: January 2, 2003 The Parks and Recreation Committee made the following recommendation for Council consideration at their November 6, 2002 meeting. Attachment with specifics included with this memo. Motion was made by Committee Member Lee, seconded by Committee :Member Peil to request council revisit the 2002 fee schedule regarding Park Dedication Fees. This motion is based on the Parks & Recreation Committee's original motion, made October 16, 2001 concerning park dedication and trail fees to be at the city's discretion, not the developers. AU in Favor: 1Vlotion passed unanimously. The Parks and Recreation Committee made the following recommendation for council consideration at their December 4,2002 Meeting. Fee Schedule I Park Dedication Fees At the November 6, 2002 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting it came to the Committee's attention that changes previously submitted for the 2002 fee schedule had not been made. One of the issues was who determines whether land is donated in lieu of Park Dedication Fees, the developer or the city. The committee had made a recommendation to council to change the wording in the fee schedule to cover this area in the fall of 2001. Committee Member Lee researched this further with the City Clerk and the previous motion was located in archived files. There was an emergency meeting held on October 16, 2001 to look at the fee schedule and the land dedication section of Ordinance #8 before The Shores preliminary went before City Council for consideration. The wording specified Park Dedication Fees were based per dwelling, not per lot and that the trails were a separate issue. The council has been treating each development as if this wording were included in the fee schedule and Ordinance #8, but if there were ever questions, it is not clearly stated. For 2002 the Park Dedication Fees were set at 10% of market value of the property or $2,000.00 per dwelling, whichever is greater. Currently Park Dedication fees are set with the final plat and the Developer's Agreement. This information will be presented to the new City Council to review for the 2003 fee schedule and possible amendments to Ordinance #8. There was some concern about the current trail policy and whether this needed to be clarified in the fee schedule. Council Member Broussard-Vickers said the language regarding pedestrian trails does not need to be